interrupt
US /ˌɪntɚˈʌpt/
Definition
make a break in
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Sorry to interrupt, but the client is waiting on line two.
Word Family
NounNoun
interrupt gốc
interrupter
interruption
VerbVerb
interrupt gốc
AdjectiveAdj
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AdverbAdv
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Synonyms
- disruptmake a break in
- cut offhaving a meaning similar to interrupt
- break inhaving a meaning similar to interrupt
Collocations
- Easy sorry to interruptdescribing sorry to interrupt (feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone)
- Medium power supply interrupted suddenlyto power supply interrupted suddenly, meaning to supply the force or power for the functioning of
- Hard interrupt commercial proceedingsto interrupt commercial proceedings, meaning to make a break in
- Very Hard interrupt train of thoughtto interrupt train of thought, meaning to make a break in
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